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Influential Malian imam and protest leader Mahmoud Dicko leads prayers at his mosque for the civilian victims killed in clashes amid escalating demonstrations demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation. IMAGES
Pope Francis expresses "deep sadness" over the deadly attacks in Ankara, Turkey, and leads a prayer for the victims and their families. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Turkish police have sealed off Istanbul's central Taksim Square to prevent any May Day protests, with scuffles breaking out in the nearby Besiktas district after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned unions to stay away from any provocative steps. The stepped-up security measures come a day after Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities had designated 40 areas for May Day celebrations with the exception of the emblematic Taksim Square. IMAGES
Dozens of people lay flowers at a monument in Moscow to the victims of the Soviet labour camps in a silent tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in prison. Dozens of police officers patrol the square around the monument following reports of dozens of arrests at similar tributes across Russia. IMAGES
Tractors block the highway A64 during a farmers' demonstration against taxation and declining income, near Carbonne, south of Toulouse. In France, as elsewhere in Europe, there has been an increasing number of farmers' demonstrations in recent weeks. IMAGES
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